Stub holder



(No Model.)

G. O. HILL.

STUB HOLDER.

No. 427.511. Patented May 6, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GILMAN C. I-IILL, OF I/VATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THEIVATERBURY BRASS COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

STUB-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,511, dated May 6,1890.

Application filed December 13, 1889- Serial No. 833,675, (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GILMAN C. HILL, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of WVaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stub-Holders;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of said invention, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved and simplifiedstub-holder, which is designed more particularly for use in connectionwith books from which sections are to be torn or separated, leaving astub or slip at the inner margin to preserve a memorandum of theseparated portion; and my improvements consist, essentially, of ametallic spring-arm, the one end of which is pivotally secured to theinside cover of the book, while the opposite free end is adapted toproject over and upon the stub or stubs to hold the same in position,all as will be hereinafter more fully described, and specificallydesignated in the claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 represents a top plan view of myimproved device in operative position within a book, and Fig. 2 a detailsectional view thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in both figures of thedrawings.

In carrying out my invention the springarm A is preferably formed ofstout wire bent in the shape of an elongated loop, although the said armmay be constructed of sheet metal to secure the desired result withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

The one end of the spring-arm A is secured to lugs or projections B,either formed integral with or otherwise suitably attached to a plate C,which in its turn is pivotally secured to a base-plate D by means of aneyelet or rivet E, while the opposite or free end of the spring-arm isadapted to project the desired distance over and upon the stub or stubsF, as fully shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The base-plate D is adapted to be secured to the inner side of the coverG of the book H by rivets, projecting spurs, or other suitable means.

The construction of my improved stubholder being substantially as abovedescribed, it will be observed that in the operation of the same thefree end of the spring-arm is swung around, over, and upon the stub orstubs to hold the same down fiat to insure of convenience and ease infilling up adjoining pages, or for the purpose of footing up memorandaupon the consecutive stubs, the said spring-arm being swung around so tolie fiat upon the inner cover of the book when not in use, as fullyshown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

I do not confine myself to the precise construction shown and described,as it is apparent that changes may be made or equivalents substitutedwithout materially affecting or altering the essential features of myinvention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A stub-holder consisting of a springarm the one end of which ispivotally secured to the inside cover of a book, while the opposite freeend is adapted to engage with the stub 01" stubs, substantially in themanner and for the purpose specified.

2. A. stub-holder consisting of a spring arm A, the one end whereof issecured to a plate and said'plate pivotally connected to a base-platefor attachment to the inside cover of a book, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

GILMAN C. HILL. [L s] \Vitnesses:

D. M. DAVIS, J. P. ELTON.

